Christological Controversy

Series foreword i. introduction early christology initial problems justin martyr, melito of sardis, irenaeus of lyon, tertullian of carthage, origen of alexandria further problems the arians and athanasius; apollinaris of laodicea; theodore of mopsuestia; cyril, nestorius, and eutyches; leo and chalcedon ii. melito of sardis a homily on the passover iii. irenaeus of lyon against heresies iv. tertullian against praxeas on the flesh of christ v. origen on first principles vi. athanasius orations against the arians vii. apollinaris of laodicea on the union in christ of the body with the godhead fragments viii. theodore of mopsuestia fragments of the doctrinal works ix. the controversies leading up to the council of chalcedon nestorius's first sermon against the theotokos cyril of alexandria's second letter to nestorius nestorius's second letter to cyril cyril's letter to john of antioch pope leo i's letter to flavian of constantinople the council of chalcedon's "definition of the faith" bibliography from the back cover this book is a collection of texts designed to illustrate the development of christian thought about the person of christ in the era of the church fathers. the earliest text translated comes from the latter half of the second century, when the ideas and problems which were to dominate christological thought in this period were first crystallized. the latest is the well-known 'definition of the faithof the council of chalcedon (a.d. 451), which has generally been accepted as defining the limits of christological orthodoxy. richard a norris, jr. (1930-2005) was professor of church history at union theological seminary in new york.robert c saleris research fellow and director of the lilly endowment clergy renewal programs at in indianapolis. he has published widely in pro ecclesia, dialog, christian century, american journal of theology and philosophy, and currents in theology and mission. in addition, he has contributed to recent editions of the christological controversy and the trinitarian controversy from fortress. this volume is a revision of a dissertation completed at the lutheran school of theology at chicago under the supervision of vitor westhelle.